BLB&B Advisors LLC Acquires 253 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

BLB&B Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 1.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the period. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $1,027,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fermata Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 6,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 5,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 45.1% during the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 544 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Callan Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 52,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,172,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 3,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

VXUS opened at $62.98 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $63.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.52. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $50.95 and a fifty-two week high of $65.52. The company has a market cap of $77.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.272 per share. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Profile

The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Global All Cap ex US index, a market-cap-weighted index of global stocks covering 99% of the world’s global market capitalization outside the US. VXUS was launched on Jan 26, 2011 and is managed by Vanguard.